Contingency Planning Beyond Y2k Merging Emergency Response And Business Continuity
- Topics:
- Contingency Planning
- Tags:
- Business Continuity,
- Security,
- It Services,
- Emergency Response,
- DISASTER-RESOURCE.com,
- Contingency Planning,
- Business Security,
- Business Operations,
- Business Continuity Planning,
- Y2K
- Source:
- DISASTER-RESOURCE.com
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Overview: The first step in expanding business continuity planning is merging emergency response and business continuity plans into a seamless, coordinated effort. Most companies view emergency response programs as separate from business continuity. Each group independently develops its own plan. Yet, in reality, an event is going to trigger both plans to be activated almost simultaneously. In most companies, little or no coordination during planning exists to ensure that the various elements will work together. Typically, emergency response plans are created and maintained by a safety coordinator who may be located in the human resources or security organization. The facilities department may be responsible for inspecting for damages. And at the same time, business continuity plans are the responsibility of someone in information systems. The paper discusses the power utility that had designed two entirely separate plans that were to be activated at the time of an event.
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Format: HTML | Date: Jan 2003 | Pages: 1
